It's My Life

Chapter 4

This happened after school:

Jake and I were heading home when a girl ran up to me and said,

"Are you Carrie?"

"Yes! Why? Who needs to know?" I asked her.

Her face suddenly lit up for some reason that was unknown to me and she started hugging me. After a while, she pulled away and said,

"Oh my god! I can't believe you forgot! Don't you remember me?" she asked.

"Uh, no." I said confusedly.

"You're memory is still really bad! It's me! Chloe!" said the girl.

"Sorry to interrupt!" said Jake. "It looks like she doesn't remember. Could you just cut to the chase and tell her who you are and how you know her?"

"Fine! I guess you probably won't remember if I let you guess anyway!" said Chloe.

"Just tell me already!" I said impatiently.

"Dude, I'm Chloe! You know, your best friend. We've been together since kindergarden until you moved away three years ago!"

"Wait, Chloe! Oh my god! Is it really you?" I said excitedly

"In the flesh and blood!" she said.

I was so excited that I pulled her into a massive hug. We stayed that way for at least a minute before Jake said,

"Um, so, I thought we were going home?" 

We pulled away from each and I turned to Jake and said,

"Oh yeah! Hey, Chloe could you give me your number? I'll call you later. Maybe we could hang out?"

"I'd love that."

She gave me her number. We exited the doors and went our seperate way.

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Once at home, I took a shower, came out took out some clothes to wear . I saw my phone lying on the bed and picked it up. I was really bored and I needed some major girl time! So I called Chloe! She picked up in a few rings like she'd been expecting me to call at that exact moment.

"Hey girl! Wanna hang?" 

"How'd you know I was gonna say that?" I asked her.

"We've been friends for a long time. What can I say? I can read your mind!" she answered.

I laughed at her ridiculous comment.

"OK! Yes, I did wanna hang?" I said. 

"Cool! Let's go shopping! We really need to get new clothes. And we can totally catch up!" she said.

"Sure! I'd love to! Meet you at the mall in 5?" I said.

"Minutes or hours?" she asked.

"Obviously minutes doofus. There's no way that I would take that long to get ready!" I said.

"Fine! Meet you there! Bye!" she said and hung up.

I quickly threw on a plain white sleevless dress with white pumps. I let my hair stay open. I checked in the mirror and saw my expression. Totally excited!

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It took exacly 5 minutes to walk from my house to the mall. As soon as I was there, I saw Cloe standing waiting for me. We ran towards each and started hugging. We pulled away from each and she said,

"You took exactly five minutes to get here! Wow, are you physic, or something?" she asked.

"Yes! I am!" I said in a deep voice.

She laughed and lightly punched me in the arm. I started laughing too.

"Let's go girl!" she said.

We linked our arms together and headed inside.

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We spent our time trying on new clothes and buying them. We also got shoes, accessories, shades and all kinds of other stuff. She told me that her family had gotten rich over the years so she spends most of her money on shopping. Though she also loves saving money for emergencies. I'm glad to see she hasn't changed all that much.

We went to the food court and got some shakes. 

"OK! What shake do you want?" Chloe asked.

"I want-" 

"Ah! Let me guess! Strawberry?" 

"Oh my god! How the heck did you know?" I asked her. 

"Hey, man! I'm your best friend. I know everything about you."

Her smile turned into a frown.

"So, I heard the news. Is your mom really in the hospital cause of you-know-what?" she asked.

"Yeah! It's true." I said sadly.

"Oh, cheer up! She'll get better." she said while putting her arm around my shoulder." And besides. You don't have to worry about being alone anymore. Cause I'm here for you!" she said in a comforting tone.

"Thanks! You're a great friend." I said.

We hugged for a minute and then got our shakes. The rest of the day, I totally forgot about our conversation. After a few hours, she dropped me off. Actually, she wanted to stay over. She called her parents and they gave her permission. We spent the night talking and having fun.

"So, what do you think of Jake?" asked Chloe.

I froze.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I mean, I see the way you look at him! Do you like him?" she asked me.

"Wha? No! No way! Impossible. There's no wa-" 

"Can it, girl! I know you do! Don't deny it!" she said.

"Well, maybe!" I said while blushing.

"So? There's nothing wrong with that? And if you just wanna be friends for now, then that's fine!" she said.

"What if I wanna tell him how I feel?" I asked her.

"Then do it! It's up to you! But if you ask me, you better hurry. Before he's gone."

"You're right! But I don't wanna be in a relationship right now!" I said.

"Whatever you want! But just know that I'm here to support you!" she said reassuringl.

"Thanks! Well, it's late! G'night!" 

"Night!"

And we both drifted off to sleep. All I could think about that night, was Jake!

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